News about suicide

Wave of strange double suicides sweeps through Kazakhstan An Internet group of young suiciders may be behind the series of the tragic events in Kazakhstan.

12 June 2013 15:38

Friend requests Kazakhstan orphan's body transported from U.S. Denis Navanov, a student from Aktobe is asking Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry to bring the body of his orphanage friend back to Kazakhstan.

10 June 2013 13:49

Jackson daughter hospitalized after suicide bid Late pop icon Michael Jackson's daughter Paris was rushed to a California hospital Wednesday after trying to commit suicide.

06 June 2013 18:56

Far-right writer kills self in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, leaving statements denouncing gay marriage and immigration.

22 May 2013 11:07

Notorious French bank robber commits suicide after drugs arrest Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison.

05 May 2013 11:08

Two teens take lives over unfinished homework: media Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after "failing to complete homework assignments" state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face.

04 May 2013 10:27

Spike in suicides among middle-aged Americans Suicide rates are rising dramatically among middle-aged Americans, according to US government statistics, which showed a 28 percent spike from a decade ago in the number of people taking their own lives.

03 May 2013 11:57

Main accused in Delhi gang-rape commits suicide: jail The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi last December hanged himself in jail Monday while in solitary confinement, prompting outrage from the victim's family.

11 March 2013 11:21

Two suicides in Border Service not linked: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry These are separate cases, so we will investigate them separately: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry official representative.

06 February 2013 19:40

Investigation launched into alleged suicide of a National Security Committee Border Guard Service official Following his return from border patrolling, captain Kadralinov committed suicide over a family row: an official statement.

05 February 2013 13:22

Head of National Security Committee’s Border Guard Academy allegedly shot himself The investigation is under way.

01 February 2013 10:38

Anger at suicide of US Internet activist Angry activists poured scorn on prosecutors Sunday for leading an overzealous campaign against Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz, with his family suggesting it contributed to his suicide.

14 January 2013 11:06

Russia: 'political suicide' if Assad uses chemical arms Russia said on Monday it would be "political suicide" for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it used chemical weapons against the armed opposition.

25 December 2012 12:38

Border control officers at Atyrau airport questioned over a Hungary citizen’s suicide The man had been kept in the border control zone for three days before he committed suicide November 30.

12 December 2012 10:57

Hungarian hung himself in Atyrau airport A Hungarian hung himself in Kazakhstan airport on his show laces. The body was discovered outside, near a border control building: source.

10 December 2012 12:40

Gender identity struggle figured in Manning's detention The US military held WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning under strict "suicide watch" partly because his gender identity struggle showed he was mentally "not stable," a witness said Sunday.

03 December 2012 15:01

Spain anti-bank protest decries second evictee suicide Hundreds of people demonstrated in Madrid on Friday after a woman due to be evicted killed herself in northern Spain, the second such suicide in two weeks, which the protesters blame on predatory mortgage lenders.

11 November 2012 11:31

Canadians 'bullying the bullies' in teenager girl's suicide A backlash over alleged cyberbullying that pushed a Canadian girl to suicide has cost a man his job, and is hampering a federal police investigation.

19 October 2012 14:03

US Army reports spike in suicides Suicides among US Army soldiers more than doubled in July compared to June, the Pentagon said Thursday, the latest evidence of a worrisome trend that has vexed military leaders.

17 August 2012 17:37

Men commit suicide 4 times more frequently than women in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Statistics Agency gave the figures on suicides in 2011 by gender and age groups.

26 April 2012 15:04

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